Battlefield buildings add-on

[Kahvipannu]

Battlefield Buildings Add-on (BETA)

What it does?

This modification re-enables battlefield buildings, just like you saw in vanilla M2. So you can take the battle infront of huge cathedral of Sigmar, or if you wish, put flames to it by bombarding it in the name of Mork and Gork.. For the text file I used Ninja51's reworked translation file as base. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=542622 Included: Empire (Border princess? Sylvania?): Barracks buildings Archery buildings Religious buildings Goverment buildings (except level 1) Printing press buildings Stables Market buildings Cannon arsenals Smiths Dwarves: Smiths Militia buildings Siege Buildings H-Elves: Smiths Militia buildings Markets Siege buildings

Compatibility

For Gigantus version of RotDG, with latest patch + hotfixes (8.9.2012) http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=525138 it's NOT save-game compatible. Backup, or make alternative mod folder, so you can keep playing with old one, instructions by THP here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=460784 If other mod modifies same files, there is little chance this will work with it. Ask if in doubt.

Feedback needed

- CTD? Where? When? Log? - Do all buildings show up on the battlefield? (ofcourse they need to be built in the settlement) - Castles, do they work in them too? - Missing building pictures, and descriptions show up? - Recruiting units works as normal? - High-Elves, Kislev, and Dwarves show up? Recruiting units normal?

For modders, chances included

List of files I modified, and what entries I changed in them (old name = new name): Spoiler Alert, click show to read:  export_desc_buildings temple_sigmar_1 = small_church temple_sigmar_2 = church temple_sigmar_3 = abbey temple_sigmar_4 = cathedral temple_sigmar_5 = huge_cathedral cannon_arsenal_1 = gunsmith cannon_arsenal_2 = cannon_maker cannon_arsenal_3 = cannon_foundry cannon_arsenal_4 = royal_arsenal smith_1 = leather_tanner smith_2 = blacksmith smith_3 = armourer smith_4 = heavy_armourer smith_5 = plate_armourer smith_6 = gothic_armourer market_1 = corn_exchange market_2 = market market_3 = fairground market_4 = great_market market_5 = merchants_quarter barracks_1 = town_watch barracks_2 = town_guard barracks_3 = city_watch barracks_4 = militia_drill_square barracks_5 = militia_barracks barracks_of_marksmen_1 = bowyer barracks_of_marksmen_2 = practice_range barracks_of_marksmen_3 = archery_range barracks_of_marksmen_4 = marksmans_range stables_1 = stables stables_2 = knights_stables stables_3 = barons_stables stables_4 = earls_stables stables_5 = kings_stables printing_house_1 = printing_press printing_house_2 = printing_house city_hall_2 = town_hall city_hall_3 = council_chambers city_hall_4 = city_hall city_hall_5 = mayors_palace export_desc_ancillaries smith_3 = armourer smith_4 = heavy_armourer market_2 = market market_3 = fairground market_4 = great_market barracks_1 = town_watch barracks_2 = town_guard barracks_3 = city_watch barracks_4 = militia_drill_square stables_1 = stables stables_2 = knights_stables stables_3 = barons_stables stables_4 = earls_stables desc_strat temple_sigmar_1 = small_church temple_sigmar_2 = church temple_sigmar_3 = abbey temple_sigmar_4 = cathedral temple_sigmar_5 = huge_cathedral cannon_arsenal_1 = gunsmith cannon_arsenal_2 = cannon_maker cannon_arsenal_3 = cannon_foundry cannon_arsenal_4 = royal_arsenal smith_1 = leather_tanner smith_2 = blacksmith smith_3 = armourer smith_4 = heavy_armourer smith_5 = plate_armourer smith_6 = gothic_armourer market_1 = corn_exchange market_2 = market market_3 = fairground market_4 = great_market market_5 = merchants_quarter barracks_1 = town_watch barracks_2 = town_guard barracks_3 = city_watch barracks_4 = militia_drill_square barracks_of_marksmen_1 = bowyer barracks_of_marksmen_2 = practice_range barracks_of_marksmen_3 = archery_range stables_1 = stables stables_3 = barons_stables printing_house_1 = printing_press city_hall_2 = town_hall city_hall_3 = council_chambers city_hall_4 = city_hall city_hall_5 = mayors_palace export_buildings changes same as export_desc_buildings, including -desc and -desc_short, and faction variations f.ex. -england. export_desc_character_traits temple_sigmar_1 = small_church temple_sigmar_2 = church temple_sigmar_3 = abbey temple_sigmar_4 = cathedral market_2 = market market_3 = fairground market_4 = great_market barracks_2 = town_guard city_hall_2 = town_hall city_hall_3 = council_chambers Multiple tga.files renamed data/ui/southern_european/buildings data/ui/southern_european/buildings/construction data/ui/northern_european/buildings data/ui/northern_european/buildings/construction data/ui/greek/buildings data/ui/greek/buildings/construction

Installation + Download (updated 14.12.2012)

Download main-file, unzip in mods/Rage_of_the_Dark_Gods folder, overwrite old files. After that Download Hotfix, and it to mods/Rage_of_the_Dark_Gods/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign, overwrite. Main-file: http://www.mediafire.com/?d0yhfc5t054kd0y Hotfix01 (/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign, overwrite): Attachment 241579 For building-textures, here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=384851

Campaign pics

[Kahvipannu]

Reserved for possible future use

[Vette]

Sexy
Question will these changes affect pathfinding and/or stability?
Thx

[paradamed]

No negative effect as they are already part of vanilla M2TW. They were removed by the CoW team and Kahvipannu basically reintroduced them after doing an amazing job reskinning them to increase immersion.

[Kahvipannu]

No negative effect as they are already part of vanilla M2TW.

^This. Werebear was the one explaining me how to re-enable them.

I just renamed buildings to vanilla counterpants in files, this way the game loads them to the battlemap. Basically only difference you see using these files is that the buildings are at the battlefield, and you can attack them. Descriptions, names, icons and so on, are the same.

If this seems to work well, I'll see if I can add more to the game once more textures are finished for other factions.

[Lord Baal]

I wonder, why did you changed the names? Like for example temple_sigmar_1 = small_church? What was wrong with temple_sigmar_1?

[Kahvipannu]

That's the trick. The game doesn't recognice the new names, like temple_sigmar, so the building doesn't show up at the battlefield. But when they are named as vanilla ones, like small_church, the building does show up at the battlefield. This does not have any affect of building descriptions, or names of the buildings in game, only affect you will see is the "new" buildings at battlefield, if you have constructed them ofcourse. You'll never see "small_church" name in-game if your worried about that.

I noticed the link is dead, I'll put up a new one which includes the hotfix.

[Lord Baal]

Thanks my friend. Well, my main concern is that I have a modded descr_strat of a sub mod that I'm making for 1.5.1, so I will have to adapt it for this buildings.

[RobbiDk]

i have been missing this too, when will you fix the link ?

[Kahvipannu]

I didn't update it? I'll look for the files and update it now.

EDIT:

New link added to OP, sorry about for the wait. You still need to download the hotfix too, and apply it after the main files.

[RobbiDk]

Great, ty very much makes sieges a bit more interresting

[Kahvipannu]

Yeah it's not gameplay wise big thing, but it adds a little bit more character to the settlements your fighting in, a bit of more immersion. It should be the same files I'm using at my recent campaign, so it should work without problems and be bug free. If you find time at some point, I would apreciate little feedback on things I mention it the first post, like if any picture/description is missing, since I haven't tested the changes in wider scale.

[Dani_Madrid]

Hi, I'm using Gigantus version 1.5.1 and when I try to install this mod, the game doesn't starts. I can see that is compatible with this version...so, where's the problem?

[Kahvipannu]

Did you download the hotfix for this too, and applied it too after the main files? And did you apply this mod after Gig's patches and hotfixes. It should work with Gig 1.51 without problem, I tested the files with clean install. If you still have a problem, could you post your log (Medieval 2/logs)?

[Dani_Madrid]

Yes! I've install the Gigantus version, then the hotfixes, after the battlefield buildings addon and finally the hotfix for this mod. All files must be included in data folder, right?

And, how I can get the log??? Thanks

[Kahvipannu]

Yes, you did all correctly, tought I didn't explain the hotfix file goes to RoDG/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign, which I should had done. Move the file to that location (descr_strat), overwrite, and it should work. Let me know if it helped.

[Dani_Madrid]

Still not works. The submods that I usually use are: HQtextures, Complete unitpics, reworked amazons, factions images (banners) and warcry!!!

[Kahvipannu]

Others can't really cause problem with this, except the Warcry, since it atleast also modifies edb, so these two mods are not compatible.

[Dani_Madrid]

Hi, youare right, your submod runs like a charm now without Warcry!!! Thanks in advance

[Kahvipannu]

No problem, thanks for testing it out.